<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Leaving a toxic relationship can feel like a wolf... > Leaving a toxic relationship can feel like a wolf escaping a steel trap. The pain of breaking away is real and can feel like losing part of oneself, especially when children, family, or long histories are involved. Sometimes the leaving is what saves both people from dying inside. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 2 - Workbook|Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 2]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Leaving a toxic relationship can feel like a wolf escaping a steel trap. The pain of breaking away is real and can feel like losing part of oneself, especially when children, family, or long histories are involved. Sometimes the leaving is what saves both people from dying inside.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-leaving-toxic-relationship-people-dying-inside ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->